The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-07
WHY HE KILLED HIS MOTHER.
Young Hawkins Says She Spok 9
Slightingly of His Betrothed


From the NelU York World
The following is the confession of Young
Franklin Ashbury Hawkins, of Islip, L. l.,
who shot and killed his mother, Mrs. Gym
thiana Hawkins, near that place Saturday
night:
Hard feelings had grown up between myself
and my mother because of her interference be-
tween myself and Miss Hattie ShTptck. to whom
| was engaged to be married, and whom I in
tended to marry last Sunday. Last Wednesday
hired horse and drove down To my mother S
house, fully intending to either settle the diff
Guilty or get her out of the way. She was not
alone and could not get her away, SO | drove
back home. l was nearly crazy, aud could
neither eat nor sleep. | felt that my mother
stood in the way OF my happiness, and made
up my mmd to remove the obstacle Saturday
night hired a horse and started for the house.
1t was about 10 O'Clock. | told mother that
wanted her TO go Ont with me where we could
talk over the trouble bstween us. don't know
that had tully determined to kill her if she did
not consent to the marriage, but | was DIES
perate.
After talking little while we both became
excited, ana mother applied a vile epthet to my
Intended, and in a IA re | shot her in the right
temple. We were then in front OF my aunt =
house, Mrs. Emma Smiths. She LAID back in
the corner of the WAGON and groaned. ! drove
back to Bayshore. Mother was alive when we
got there, and suot her again in the head |
was frenzed. / drove north on the Brentwood
knew She was not dead, So just after CroSsius
the railroad track shot her u third time I'D
stopping the wagon, dragged her ont ami left
her in the bushes where She was found. / owe
back through the village and went 20 Babylon
where l stopped ut Penney's saloon bought a
cigar and started back for Bayshore where |
arrived shortly after II o'clock. walked up
and down my room all night.
| persuaded myself that had only done my
duty, but it was horrible. | was to be married
Sunday al II O'Clock, at Eaton's Neck At g.
O'Clock took a horse aud the same wagon had
the night before and started couldn't keep
the thoughts OF mother out Of my mind in driv-
ing through the woods. IL was so lonesome 1
could hardly stay in the wagon. asned the
horse and ran him for miles. | thOught could
hear mothers voice CHANGING down in the
wagon | saw pool Of blood had collected in tbs.
bottom Of it. aud got out and traced ii where
the blood had run out AMI over the axle |
hardly dared to get into the wa yon. fleft the
horse at a long distance, then ] got in and drove
to Northport from there, alter washing the
wagon.
went to the house where was to have been
married II was early. Guests were there |
couldn't keep still. finally made an excuse
that | had for o.tan something. and telling
Hattie that ! would return surely at 1 o'clock
drove to Babylon, wnere took dinner at Sher.
man Tweedy's From there drove to Bayshore.
l couldn't help going back l wanted to run
away, but | couldn't. When rot back oNyas
arrested, and for u spell felt relieved ! am
sorry now that | did it. have been crazy |
deserve the severest punishment. II will be a
living death If my life is spared, What l tell
YOU is the truth